Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a painter and icon of cultural conservatism in 19th-century France. Ingres became the principal proponent of French Neoclassical painting after the death …

Ingres's painting was inspired by art historical depictions of power; it was a strategy similarly employed by Napoleon himself, who often used symbolism associated with the Roman and …

Delaborde, Henri. Ingres, sa vie, ses travaux, sa doctrine, d'aprés les notes manuscrites et les lettres du maître. Paris, 1870.

Ingres saw himself as a history painter, the highest goal of academic art. Portraiture he thought of less importance, but he is now most famous for works like 'Madame Moitessier' as well for his …

In the last decade of his career, Ingres received commissions in painting and drawing from both the State and private clients. He became the first painter appointed to the Senate, in 1862, …

Jean Ingres was a French neoclassical painter, who considered himself the protector of French academic orthodoxy, and fought against the rising popularity of Romanticism. He also …

The Source (French: La Source, meaning "The Water Source or The Spring") is an oil painting on canvas by French neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

Apr 4, 2025 · Ingres stands as a defining figure of Neoclassicism in French art history. While Jacques-Louis David’s student, he developed a distinctive approach that emphasized linear …

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1860, who is now considered one of the greatest and most compelling masters of the 19th century. Ingres’s …